Rotary steam-press.



No. 646,275. Patented Mar. 27, |900.-

"M.' J. F-lsman.

ROTARY STEAM PRESS.

(Application filed Feb. 20, 1899.)

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No. 646,275. Patented Mar. 27, |900. M. J; FISHER.

ROTARY STEAM PRESS.

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30 F/ a." I a 1F l WS lINVENTOR BY MM@ jv ATTORNE UNITED STATES PnTENTOFFICE.

MICHEL Ji. FISHER, or Urrea, Nnw YORK.

ROTARY STEAM-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 646,275, dated March'27, 1900- Application filed February 20, 1899. Serial No.706,161 (Nomodel.)

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Utica, in the county of Oneida,in the State of New York, have inventednew and useful Imi provements in.RotarySteamIresses, of which thefollowing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is afull, clear, and exact description. V

My invention consists in a new and improved steam-press and finisher forknit fabrics, garments, dac. and it consists of two steam rollers orhollow cylinders through which live steam is passed during theiroperation, new mechanism for supporting and rotating the rollers inopposite directions, substantially in contact, to compress and finishthe fabric, and a pair of perforated steampipes arranged a shortdistance apart and opposite the joint between the main rollers forsteaming the fabric before it is pressed, a peculiar form of outlet forexhaust-steam and water of condensation, and in various other details ofconstruction and operation by which a simple and effective machine isproduced which is easily set up andtaken down, so asv to be convenientfor transportation as well as operation.

My invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which the same numerals indicate the same parts in all thefigures.

Figure I is an end elevation of myimproved press; Fig. II, a frontelevation. Fig. III is an enlarged longitudinal section through therollers, heads, collars, gears, dro. a cross-section on line IV IV ofFig.' III.

In the figures, 1 indicates the legs which constitute thesupporting-frame, being connected together in pairs, one pair at eachend ofthe press and carrying pairs of parallel slender rods 2 2 forsupporting the rollers orhollow cylinders 3 3, fitted to theperforatedheads 4t 4, which are sustained and rotated in boxes 5 5,perforated to fit on the rods one above the other. The ends of thetrunnions 6 6 are threaded for caps 7 7, which form packing. boxes forthe steam-inlet pipes 8 8formed with enlarged heads 9 9 on their innerends. On the trunnion of the lower roller is keyed a gear 11 forrotating the rolls, to which power is applied by the worm 12, secured onone end of the short shaft 13, carrying pulleys 14 for Fig. IV isnicated from one to the other, from the lower to the upper, as hereshown, so that they will the belt at itsopposite end and sustained inturn inopposite directions, compressing and l finishing the vfabric fedbetween. In front of the joint between thel main rollers are arrangedthe steam-pipes 17 17, perforated at 18 18 and carried in supports 1919, bolted to the front of the frame, for heating and moistening thefabric by steam as it enters the press. I

8 8 are the steam-inlets tothe main rollers; 21 21, the steam-outlets;22, the inlet-pipes for the steam to the steainpipes 17 17, and 23corresponding outlet pipes, with all of which pipes of any desirableconstruction are connected for the steam.

Within each roll, at its exhaust or outlet end, is secured the outlet ofpeculiar construction for the exhaust-steam and water of condensation.This outlet is screwed into -the exhaust-opening 24, and consists of thepiece of piping 25, to which isv attached the T connection 26,carryingon its opposite ends the ordinary elbows 27 27, so arranged with theiropen mouths set reversely that as they rotate the exhaustesteam passesout through the upper, while through the lower passes the water ofcondensation, 'which is dipped up thereby from the bottom of the roller.

For maintaining a regulable but slightlyyielding pressure between therollers pins 28 `28 are provided, resting upon or secured to upper boxes5 5 and extending upwardly through cross-heads 29 29, to which are alsoSecured levers 30 30, resting on the pins and carrying adjustableweights 3l 3l to regulate the pressure on said pins and between therollers. To these upper boxes are also secured inclined supports 33, onwhich is carried a roller 34,11aving shoulders on each end topreventlongitudinal displacement,for sup- ;porting the cloth after it ispressed. The cloth is at the beginning given one turn around thisroller, af ter which it is rotated and pushed up the inclines byfrictional contact with the upper roller 3. Each press need not be lim-IOO ited to av single pair of presser-rollers, but a third roller may bearranged above to coperate with upper roller 3, or an 'additional pair,for which, of course, other perforated steam-pipes and steam connectionsmust be added.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In a roller-press for fabrics and garments, the combination ofrollers rotatably supported in suitable supports and having steam or hotair inlet and outlet pipes at their respective ends for conducting steamor hotair through the rollers, means for rotating said rollers inopposite directions,parallel perforated steampipes suitably supportedand arranged at a small distance from each other opposite the jointbetween said rollers, steam inlet and outlet pipes to said perforatedsteam-pipes, inclined supports carried on said roller-supports andextending rearwardly and upwardly therefrom, and a cloth-receivingroller resting on said inclined supports in contact with one of saidsteam-rollers by which it is frictionally rotated; substantially asdescribed and shown.

2. In a roller-press for fabrics and garments, supporting-legs arrangedin pairs at each end of the press, vertical parallel rods supportedthereon, upper and lower boxes having circular openings fitted to saidrods, steam-cylinders secured to perforated heads having trunnionsfitted to rotate in the openings in said boxes and extending outwardlytherethrough, steam-inlet pipes connected to said trunnions at one endand steam-outlet pipes to the trunnions at the opposite end forconducting steam through the cylinders, meshing gears secured to saidtrunnions at one end, a gear secured to one of said trunnions at theopposite end, means for communicating motion to said latter gear torotate the cylinder, inclined supports secured to said upper boxes ateach end of the press, extending rearwardly and upwardly therefrom, acloth-receiving roller having shoulders at each end resting freely onsaid inclined supports and rotated frictionally by contact with saidupper steam-roller; substantially as described and shown.

3. In combination, in a press for knit goods and similar fabrics, pairsof supporting-legs, pairs of parallel vertical rods arranged thereon,cross-heads connecting the upper ends of each pair of rods, square boxesvertically per forated to iit on said rods at each end, the up perresting on the one immediately below it, circular openings in saidboxes, heads having hollow trunnions tted to said openings, said headssupporting between them hollow cylinders forming rollers substantiallyin contact, steam-inlets securedin said hollow trunnions bypackingfboxes with screw caps screwed on the outer ends of trunnions, agear keyed on one of said trunnions at one end, a worm meshingtherewith, means for oper ating said worm, and at the opposite end ofsaid press gears in mesh keyed on the trunnions of both the upper andlower rollers to communicate reverse motion from one to the other, avertical pin on the upper box on each side extending up through aperforation in each cross-head, a lever pivoted on said crosshead at oneside and bearing on said pin, an adjustable weight on said lever, inletand outlet pipes to each of said rollers for the steam, parallel,perforated, steam-pipes supported on the frame a short distance fromeach other and in front of the line of contact between the rollers, andinlet and outlet pipes to said steam-pipes.

4c. In a steam-press for fabrics and garments, the combination of a pairof steamrollers, suitable supports therefor, inlet and outlet pipes forconducting steam therethrough to heat the rollers, outlets for the steamand hot water connected to the exhaust-opening within the rollers at oneend, having in combination a pipe secured in said opening, a Tconnection secured to said pipe and short angle-pipes or Ls secured inthe opposite ends of said T connections with their open mouths arrangedreversely, said Ls extending in opposite directions adj aceut to theinner surface of the rollers.

5. In combination, in apress for knit goods, garments and similarfabrics, asuitable sup porting-frame consisting of pairs of legs withpairs of slender rods extending upwardly therefrom, boxes with circularperforations therein threaded on said rods, a pair of hol low rollershaving their ends fitted to said per forations and arrangedsubstantially in cona tact to compress the articles passed between them,means for rotating said rollers in opposite directions, inlets andoutlets to said rollers for steam, perforated steam pipes ar ranged infront of the joint between said rollers a short distance apart, inletsand outlets for the steam to said pipes, and outlets for the steam andwater arranged in the interior of each of said rollers at the outletend, consisting of a T connection screwed into the exhaust-opening andshort angle connections secured to each end of said T connectiom'havingtheir open ends :reversely arranged adjacent to inner surface of therollers.

6. In combination, in a press for knit goods and similar fabrics, pairsof supporting-legs, pairs of parallel vertical rods arranged thereon,cross-heads connecting the upper ends of each pair of rods, two squareboxes vertically perforated to fit on said rods at each end, circularopenings in said boxes, heads having hollow trunnions fitted to saidopenings, said heads supporting between them hollow cylinders formingrollers substantially in contact, steam-inlets secured in said hollowtrunnions by packing-boxes with screw-caps screwed on the outer ends oftrunnions, a gear keyed on one of said trunnions at one end, a wormmeshing therewith, means for operating said worm, and at the oppositeond of said press ICO ' and in front of the line of contact between therollers,inlet and outlet pipes to said steampipes, and in the interiorof said rollers out- Aconsisting of T-pipes screwed in the steam-outletsfor the steam and Water of condensation r 5 let, and short elbows withexpanded mouths forming buckets on each end thereof secured to said T-pipe and extending radially With their mouths close to the inner surfaceof the zo respective rollers.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

MICHEL JQFIsHER.

Witnesses:

WALTER N. KEMAN, EDWARD yI-l. REEs.

